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Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, announced that its board of directors has appointed Liam K. Griffin as chief executive officer. Mr. Griffin was also elected to the board of directors of Skyworks effective May 11, 2016. David J. Aldrich, Skyworks' chief executive officer since 2000, will assume the newly established role of executive chairman and, in that position, will continue to serve as the chairman of Skyworks' board of directors.

Richardson RFPD has collaborated with Analog Devices (ADI) and New Edge Signal Solutions to develop digital front-end (DFE) radio solutions, including new wideband (6 to 24 GHz) SiGe up/down converters (ADRF6780, ADRF6880) and transceivers. The ADRF6780 and ADRF6880 enable simpler system architecture, especially for customers seeking to cover multiple bands from 6 to 24 GHz, by replacing narrow-band devices, using fewer components, offering higher system reliability, and using less board space.

Rogers Corp. is exhibiting at the 2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) May 24-26, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif., Booth #2039. IEEE MTT-S IMS is the microwave industry’s largest international gathering of RF/microwave professionals, with over 600 exhibition booths and more than 8,000 attendees expected.

Ampleon announced the availability of a new package platform that will be rolled out across the entire LDMOS and GaN product portfolio. Over a dozen variants of the SOT502 and SOT539 platforms are in development.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that during its fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, its subsidiary, Comtech Systems Inc., received an order from a foreign prime contractor for approximately $7 million to design and install a number of fixed troposcatter terminals. The systems will be used by a foreign military end-customer for communications between off-shore islands.

See AR at IMS2016 in San Francisco, Calif., Booth #1711. While at AR's booth, ask about their industry-leading high power solid state CW amplifiers. Products include a Class A RF amplifier capable of delivering over 50,000 W with -40 dBc minimum harmonic performance, a 10,000 W linear amplifier covering the entire 80 to 1000 MHz frequency band and a 3000 W, 1 to 2.5 GHz amplifier.

Metrigraphics, a leading process development and manufacturing resource for sub-miniature circuits and electroformed structures, will feature its latest micron-scale flexible circuits and thin film devices at IMS, May 24–26 in San Francisco, Calif.

Wolfspeed, A Cree Company and a leading global supplier of GaN-on-SiC high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) with best-in-class reliability, will highlight its latest industry-leading RF and microwave devices and foundry services at this year’s IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS2016), scheduled for May 22–27, 2016 in San Francisco, Calif.. The company is also supporting the IMS 2016 STEM program, and several onsite student design competitions.

Qorvo®, a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications, announced the availability of a ZigBee 3.0 software development kit (SDK) for Smart Home gateways that incorporate the new GP712 radio communication controller chip from GreenPeak Technologies (now the Low Power Wireless business unit of Qorvo).

Richardson RFPD Inc. announced that its distribution of a large portfolio of serial digital interface (SDI) video and optoelectronics products from M/A-COM Technology Solutions has expanded into Europe.